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. >> let's talk about the hagel nomination for the pentagon chief over there. we're seeing something we don't usually see and that is senators sort of putting the brakes on one of their own. how often have you seen that sort of thing happen and will chuck hagel eventually be confirmed to your mind? >> i don't know the answer. a lot of people are saying that in the end he will be confirmed on a very narrow vote, but i'm not ready to say that yet. there's a great deal of dissatisfaction not just with chuck hagel who did not make all that good an impression during his confirmation hearing, but beyond that there are republicans who are trying their best to find out what happened on that night in benghazi when those four americans died and they still are not satisfied with the answers they're getting. so i'm not sure. i wouldn't bet the ranch right now that he will ever be confirmed, but that should come to a head in about a week when congress comes back from yet another vacation. >> all right. bob schieffer, face the nation on sunday, thank you so much for your tim
. >> let's talk about the hagel nomination for the pentagon chief over there. we're seeing something we don't usually see and that is senators sort of putting the brakes on one of their own. how often have you seen that sort of thing happen and will chuck hagel eventually be confirmed to your mind? >> i don't know the answer. a lot of people are saying that in the end he will be confirmed on a very narrow vote, but i'm not ready to say that yet. there's a great deal of...
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. >>> senate republicans have blocked chuck hagel's nomination to become defense secretary for now. democrats came up two votes short of the 60 needed to force a straight up-or-down vote on hagel's nomination. but as they are now leaving town for a week's vacation, another vote is not scheduled until a week from tuesday. if there is not, bomb bombshell revelations about hagel, republicans say they will not filibuster his nomination and he is expected to be confirmed. >>> president obama will be in chicago later on today as he continues to promote issues present inside his state of the union address. the president will talk about proposals to boost the economy, particularly the middle class. on thursday mr. obama was in decatur, georgia where he met with students and teachers at the college heights early education program. the president wants to find ways to make schools accessible to all families regardless of their income. mr. obama says early childhood education sets the stage for academic success down the road. >> the kids we saw today that i had a chance to spend time with in ma
. >>> senate republicans have blocked chuck hagel's nomination to become defense secretary for now. democrats came up two votes short of the 60 needed to force a straight up-or-down vote on hagel's nomination. but as they are now leaving town for a week's vacation, another vote is not scheduled until a week from tuesday. if there is not, bomb bombshell revelations about hagel, republicans say they will not filibuster his nomination and he is expected to be confirmed. >>>...
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the indication is from senate republicans that in fact, senator hagel, former senator hagel will have the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster threat and to limit debate after the presidents day recess, which the senate is gone off on for a week. looks like we're basically in a delay that does not have a particular cause. there are questions that they still want answered on the republican side about a couple of different issues about financial disclosures and about benghazi. there were more questions there. but ultimately at the end of the day it looks like senator hagel will be confirmed and will be running the pentagon by the end of the month. >> okay. want to get back to, you know, the matter at hand. i got to stop you and ask, for folks who might not be familiar with these terms, we had a segment on the filibuster and they were trying to cut back on the number used. after harry reid said the republicans were filibustering hagel, he called for a vote yesterday. cloture, filibuster, what is it? >> cloture is a maneuver to limit debate to essentially end a filibuster. >> to get t
the indication is from senate republicans that in fact, senator hagel, former senator hagel will have the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster threat and to limit debate after the presidents day recess, which the senate is gone off on for a week. looks like we're basically in a delay that does not have a particular cause. there are questions that they still want answered on the republican side about a couple of different issues about financial disclosures and about benghazi. there were more...
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chuck hagel fell short of 60 votes he needed to break this filibuster on his nomination. only four republican supported him. >> it's unprecedented, this filibuster. never in the history of our country. >> republicans argue they need more time to investigate chuck hagel. democrats say the gop is dragging its feet and only stalling for time to find ways to bring her aagel down. president obama spent a morning meeting with italy's president at the white house. he will leave for chicago in a short while where he will push for its proposals he made in his state of the union. later this afternoon he's headed to georgia, for a weekend getaway with friends -- headed to florida. a shocking valentine's day murder case. a south african olympic sprinter appeared in court this morning. the double amputee known as the blade runner wept openly in court after being charged with premeditated murder in the death of. his of he shot and killed his girlfriend, a 30-year-old model, reeva steenkamp. it's not clear what led to the shooting. >> we will all know the true story. let's not forget wh
chuck hagel fell short of 60 votes he needed to break this filibuster on his nomination. only four republican supported him. >> it's unprecedented, this filibuster. never in the history of our country. >> republicans argue they need more time to investigate chuck hagel. democrats say the gop is dragging its feet and only stalling for time to find ways to bring her aagel down. president obama spent a morning meeting with italy's president at the white house. he will leave for chicago...
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chuck hagel. >> chuck hagel. >> i support hagel, but, you know, hagel, a lot of times, was a real tough guy to deal with in the united states senate. and he's getting paid back. but cruz is doing this hitting the ground running. wait till he needs something for texas. and if he's putting a hold and he's excited by that power, there are 99 other senators that could put a hold on anything that he wants. he's in a small boat. he just doesn't realize it yet. >> sure. and the effectiveness of the opposite approach, as andrea pointed out, is evident by what hillary clinton did in the senate. if hillary clinton had come in and said i'm a big deal, i'm a former first lady, get out of my way, she would have been much less effective for new york and for the nation than she turned out to be. she turned out to be a great senator because she understood that. >> mike, i want to get to one other topic you're writing about today. looks like cory booker, newark mayor, has a clear path to the democratic nomination to senate in new jersey because yesterday senator frank lautenberg announced that he will n
chuck hagel. >> chuck hagel. >> i support hagel, but, you know, hagel, a lot of times, was a real tough guy to deal with in the united states senate. and he's getting paid back. but cruz is doing this hitting the ground running. wait till he needs something for texas. and if he's putting a hold and he's excited by that power, there are 99 other senators that could put a hold on anything that he wants. he's in a small boat. he just doesn't realize it yet. >> sure. and the...
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republicans say they want more time to study speeches hagel gave after he left the senate in 2008. he has sparked controversy with his comments regarding israel and iran. this would mark the first time a national security nominee has ever faced a filibuster. >>> he made headlines as the first double amputee to compete in the olympics. and now oscar pristorius is making headlines as a killer. he's charged with murdering his supermodel girlfriend. she was shot four times inside his house in a gated community. police dismissed earlier reports that he had surprised her and that she thought he was an intruder. >> he made olympic history last summer when he became the first double amputee to compete in the olympics. he is due in court tomorrow. >>> something needs to be done. i've said it before. it's the job of the congress, whomever. >> that was cleo patrick howling. her daughter was murdered just one week after she and her band performed at the inauguration parade in washington. >>> also here in washington, this gathering at the lutheran church of the reformation on capitol hill. a gr
republicans say they want more time to study speeches hagel gave after he left the senate in 2008. he has sparked controversy with his comments regarding israel and iran. this would mark the first time a national security nominee has ever faced a filibuster. >>> he made headlines as the first double amputee to compete in the olympics. and now oscar pristorius is making headlines as a killer. he's charged with murdering his supermodel girlfriend. she was shot four times inside his house...
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think that is a sufficient period of time to get answers to outstanding questions and i think senator hagel after that period of time deserves a vote and up or down vote on his nomination. >> following the delay president obama spoke out against the filibuster but said he's confident hagel will eventually win confirmation. >>> to virginia where a new handgun law is closer to becoming law to keep the name of concealed handgun permit holders private. originally only applicants' names were shielded but the house expanded the bill to cover all permit holders. the bill is now headed to the governor's desk. >>> a student accused of a hoax has been ordered to undergo a psychic evaluation. brian hairston is accused of calling 911 last month reporting seeing a gunman on campus. the school was placed on lockdown. federal authorities charged hairston with knowingly making false statements. university police charged the 20-year-old with falsely summoning law enforcement officials. >>> the kind of update every redskin fan wants to hear, what we've learned about robert griffin, iii's recovery. >>
think that is a sufficient period of time to get answers to outstanding questions and i think senator hagel after that period of time deserves a vote and up or down vote on his nomination. >> following the delay president obama spoke out against the filibuster but said he's confident hagel will eventually win confirmation. >>> to virginia where a new handgun law is closer to becoming law to keep the name of concealed handgun permit holders private. originally only applicants'...
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republicans have issues with hagel. former massachusetts senator scott brown, now a fox news contributor with me now. senator, great to have you. good morning to you out of washington. >> good morning to you and your viewers. bill: out of washington i see today. what do you think about the hagel deal? what happens here? >> listen, voting on nominees and judges being presented is one of the most important jobs a senator has. if they have issues, if any senators have issues or questions they want answered it is their right, number one, the obligation of the nominee and the administration to provide that information and the fact that they have not had full disclosure yet and there is still some unanswered questions i think it is within their right. i predicted yesterday they would not move forward. i ultimately feel he will but until the questions are answered and the proper information is given to the senators in their inquiry, it is not happening. bill: so you think this is temporary at least for the moment? he goes thro
republicans have issues with hagel. former massachusetts senator scott brown, now a fox news contributor with me now. senator, great to have you. good morning to you out of washington. >> good morning to you and your viewers. bill: out of washington i see today. what do you think about the hagel deal? what happens here? >> listen, voting on nominees and judges being presented is one of the most important jobs a senator has. if they have issues, if any senators have issues or...
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republicans in the senate have blocked a vote on chuck hagel's nomination. and since congress is in recess for the president's day holiday, the next time the nomination can be taken up is a week from monday. president obama accused republicans of simply playing politics, charges they deny. >>> also one more political note. the oldest lawmaker in the senate has announced he will not run again. new jersey's frank lautenberg turned 89 last month. the last world war ii veteran serving in the senate. he faced a likely challenge from the mayor of newark, new jersey, cory booker. the senator has been a staunch advocate of gun control and a big champion of the amtrak rail system. >>> another lawmaker in the news. congressman steve cohen says the young woman he was tweeting with during today's state of the union address was his secret daughter. he said he only discovered her existence three years ago after receiving a tweet from her. he said he was overwhelmed with joy that she actually wanted him in his life. initially, his staff did say that he was tweeting with th
republicans in the senate have blocked a vote on chuck hagel's nomination. and since congress is in recess for the president's day holiday, the next time the nomination can be taken up is a week from monday. president obama accused republicans of simply playing politics, charges they deny. >>> also one more political note. the oldest lawmaker in the senate has announced he will not run again. new jersey's frank lautenberg turned 89 last month. the last world war ii veteran serving in...
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senate republicans have blocked the chuck hagel nomination. it will proceed in 11 days' time, when harry reid set the next vote. here is a statement from the white house -- as we go on, we will hear from republicans about why they voted the way they did. we will read some more in the news. but he would brandon has a say in ohio, a republican column. good morning. caller: i live in the north- central part of ohio. i believe that the republicans did the correct thing by mounting this will not to proceed. it is very frustrating for somebody like me to see the majority leader harry reid, on the senate floor and give ashe deal -- come up on the senate floor and give a temper tantrum. i do not believe the president has the right to have his defense secretary affirmed. it is the senate's job to affirm the nominee. if republican senators want to vote no, that is their choice. the majority leader should not shamed the republicans into voting yes because he thinks that is the correct thing to do. host: what do you make of the reporter we just talked to,
senate republicans have blocked the chuck hagel nomination. it will proceed in 11 days' time, when harry reid set the next vote. here is a statement from the white house -- as we go on, we will hear from republicans about why they voted the way they did. we will read some more in the news. but he would brandon has a say in ohio, a republican column. good morning. caller: i live in the north- central part of ohio. i believe that the republicans did the correct thing by mounting this will not to...
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. >> senate republicans have blocked the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary over about president actions in the aftermath of september's deadly attacks in benghazi. the president accused republicans of playing politics with national security. democrats have vowed to revive the nomination when lawmakers return after the holiday break. >> it will be tough to get town using metro this holiday weekend. from 10:00 tonight until closing monday, orange line trains between stadium- armory and cheverly. blue line trains will not run armory and largo center. on saturday, green line trains between greenmount and college park. all buses will be available. red line trains will single islandetween rhode avenue and takoma. have the entire list and the track work schedule at wjla.com. check it out. it's the end of an era at a d.c. at thehool that closing year. the school it's where several nba legends start.ir they toasted their final home basketball game. jay korff has more on this special night. >> we have given a good basketball. >> for the head basketball , mr. jackson, pregame inspiration c
. >> senate republicans have blocked the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary over about president actions in the aftermath of september's deadly attacks in benghazi. the president accused republicans of playing politics with national security. democrats have vowed to revive the nomination when lawmakers return after the holiday break. >> it will be tough to get town using metro this holiday weekend. from 10:00 tonight until closing monday, orange line trains between...
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hagel is a former republican senator and a decorated vietnam veteran. a vote to end a g-o-p filibuster fell two votes short. republicans are holding up the confirmation, demanding information on how the obama administration handled the attack on the u-s diplomatic mission in libya. democrats call the hold-up "tragic." another vote is expected later this month. >> the pentagon is creating a new medal that can be awarded to troops who have a direct impact on combat operations, but have never set foot in a combat zone. it's called the distinguished warfare medal on wednesday. current defense secretary leon panetta gave his approval on wednesday. >> it was a valentine's day to remember for a family in virginia. they picked up a really big check -- for 217 million dollars. dave honeywell bought a winning powerball ticket earlier this month at the airport in richmond on his way to a convention in denver. dave says he got pretty distracted once he realized he was a multi-millionaire. >> "i started reading the numbers left to right and i'm like 'no this can't b
hagel is a former republican senator and a decorated vietnam veteran. a vote to end a g-o-p filibuster fell two votes short. republicans are holding up the confirmation, demanding information on how the obama administration handled the attack on the u-s diplomatic mission in libya. democrats call the hold-up "tragic." another vote is expected later this month. >> the pentagon is creating a new medal that can be awarded to troops who have a direct impact on combat operations, but...
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the senate came up two votes short of the 60 it needed to move hagel's nomination forward. the republicans say hagel is too controversial to be confirmed only days after getting through on a party line vote. >>> vatican officials now confirm pope benedict fell and hit his head during a trip to mexico last year. but they insist the fall was not a factor in this week's resignation announcement. the pope has told other priests once he he steps down, he will live quietly in a monastery inside the vatican walls. >>> it's a good thing this is a three-day weekend for most weekend. >> because after today, there's a chance we'll see snow flakes for a couple of days. howard joins us next with >>> good morning. welcome back to wusa9. 5:14 on this friday morning. as mike mentioned a little while ago this will be a long weekend for a lot of people. president's weekend. but do we have to worry about you bringing out a bread-o- meter or anything like that? >> you don't think the bread-o- meter but if you go to new england, there could be another storm there. my in-laws are up there. four,
the senate came up two votes short of the 60 it needed to move hagel's nomination forward. the republicans say hagel is too controversial to be confirmed only days after getting through on a party line vote. >>> vatican officials now confirm pope benedict fell and hit his head during a trip to mexico last year. but they insist the fall was not a factor in this week's resignation announcement. the pope has told other priests once he he steps down, he will live quietly in a monastery...
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the gop temporarily filibustered former senator chuck hagel's confirmation. they say they want more information on how president obama handled the deadly terror attack in benghazi, libya. the president said republicans are playing politics with national security. democrats vowed to revive the vote after they return to a week long break. >>> john kerry picked the university of virginia to make his first foreign policy speech as secretary of state. he will address students and staff next wednesday. it will be followed by a series of speeches across the country. he will also make his first overseas trip as secretary of state to europe and the middle east. >>> today is a busy day for president obama. first he'll welcome italian president to the white house. napolitano is about to leave office after serving a seven-year term. the obama administration calls the visit a "farewell call". >> then the president flies to his hometown of chicago. there he will visit a school in the same area where he owns a home. he's expected to detail economic conditions. as well as pu
the gop temporarily filibustered former senator chuck hagel's confirmation. they say they want more information on how president obama handled the deadly terror attack in benghazi, libya. the president said republicans are playing politics with national security. democrats vowed to revive the vote after they return to a week long break. >>> john kerry picked the university of virginia to make his first foreign policy speech as secretary of state. he will address students and staff next...
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. >>> republicans have blocked chuck hagel's nomination to become the next defense secretary, at least for now. the senate came up two votes short for the 60 needed to move the nomination forward. republicans argued they needed more time. they say he's too controversial to be confirmed only days after getting through a committee on a party line vote. democrats say the republicans are just dragging their feet so they can look for more information to bring him down. >>> he made headlines as the first double amputee to compete in the olympics. later today oscar pistorius goes before a judge to formally be charged with murder. he's charged with killing his super model girlfriend reeva steenkamp. she was shot four times in his house. police dismissed earlier reports that steenkamp surprised pistorius and he thought she was an intruder. >> there had previously been incidents at the home of oscar pistorius. >> he made olympic history last summer when he became the first double amputee to compete in the olympics. >>> astronomers will be glued to their telescopes as a large asteroid flies past
. >>> republicans have blocked chuck hagel's nomination to become the next defense secretary, at least for now. the senate came up two votes short for the 60 needed to move the nomination forward. republicans argued they needed more time. they say he's too controversial to be confirmed only days after getting through a committee on a party line vote. democrats say the republicans are just dragging their feet so they can look for more information to bring him down. >>> he made...
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. >>> in a first on capitol hill, filibustered the nomination of former senator chuck hagel for defense secretary. the gop temporarily blocked a final vote on his confirmation because they want more information on how president obama handled that deadly terrorist attack in benghazi libya. the president says republicans are playing politics with national security. democrats will revive the vote after they return from a week-long break. >>> the redskins are responding to the increased pressure to change the team's name. how they're handling the debate. >>> also ahead, why metro is being accused of playing favorites in the ongoing competition land the future fbi headquarters building. >>> no snow to deal with this morning. but more could be on the way. your forecast and we'll peek at roads in charles county, weather and traffic it is the end of an era for spin garn high school. they one of 15 d.c. schools slated to close because of low enrollment. for decades, the green wave were known for strong academics and impressive alumni like elgin baylor and dave ding. they beat luke seymour high s
. >>> in a first on capitol hill, filibustered the nomination of former senator chuck hagel for defense secretary. the gop temporarily blocked a final vote on his confirmation because they want more information on how president obama handled that deadly terrorist attack in benghazi libya. the president says republicans are playing politics with national security. democrats will revive the vote after they return from a week-long break. >>> the redskins are responding to the...
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obama is upset that lawmakers have sideline the confirmation of his defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. the president used google+ hang out to express his frustration. the senate blocked the nomination on thursday over unrelated questions about benghazi. there's another hearing on february 26. president obama has another busy day ahead this morning. he will meet with the italian president at the white house. this afternoon he leaves for chicago to once again push for proposals that he made in his state of the union address. this afternoon later he will head for a weekend getaway in florida with friends. some people may find this goofy but a missouri company will keep your pet by your side for for. >> the company freeze-drying's beds that have died. the process is complicated. it can take up to a year through dry animal depending on its size. the cost to start at about $850. companies owner has gotten requests all the way from japan and israel. >> all right. >> that is something. it is 6:26. still another half-hour ahead. >> they kissed the ground and cheered after carnival triumph fina
obama is upset that lawmakers have sideline the confirmation of his defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. the president used google+ hang out to express his frustration. the senate blocked the nomination on thursday over unrelated questions about benghazi. there's another hearing on february 26. president obama has another busy day ahead this morning. he will meet with the italian president at the white house. this afternoon he leaves for chicago to once again push for proposals that he made...
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also the senator from nebraska which is chuck hagel's home state. there was another person who voted to proceed but democrats came one vote short. host: so what happens from here in terms of the practicalty of having a defense secretary? guest: i think the white house is irritated and the democrats are irritated. i think you saw that on the floor. you saw senator reid and their decision to do this -- it doesn't look great. it sends a message to the world that our senate is so dysfunctional that it refuses to confirm one of their own. it will be fine. host: thank you so much for your time this morning. guest: yeah, of course. thanks for having me. >> this is hyde parking academy where president obama is expected any moment. he's been making trips around the country to talk about his themes from his state of the union speech. he might touch on gun violence and economic policy. as we wait for him to arrive we're going to look at remark from earlier today by army chief of staff raymond odierno. he talks about the future of the army. we want to show you
also the senator from nebraska which is chuck hagel's home state. there was another person who voted to proceed but democrats came one vote short. host: so what happens from here in terms of the practicalty of having a defense secretary? guest: i think the white house is irritated and the democrats are irritated. i think you saw that on the floor. you saw senator reid and their decision to do this -- it doesn't look great. it sends a message to the world that our senate is so dysfunctional that...
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. >>> and last night senate republicans blocked the nomination of chuck hagel's, president obama's pick to be the next defense secretary. another vote is planned for the 26th of this month which is expected to pass. that means leon panetta will have to wait a little bit longer to retire. >>> and coming up, a virginia couple is looking forward to an early retirement after cashing in a winning powerball ticket. >> yeah. so how do they plan to spend the money? we're going to hear from that lucky couple coming up next. it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> welcome back. a fredricksburg man and his wife were likely smiling through their 80-mile commute to work this morning. >> just a few more trips and then they will never have to do it again. dave honeywell has cashed in his winning powerball ticket for $217 million. it was a $217 million check. he purchased the ticket at richm
. >>> and last night senate republicans blocked the nomination of chuck hagel's, president obama's pick to be the next defense secretary. another vote is planned for the 26th of this month which is expected to pass. that means leon panetta will have to wait a little bit longer to retire. >>> and coming up, a virginia couple is looking forward to an early retirement after cashing in a winning powerball ticket. >> yeah. so how do they plan to spend the money? we're going...
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but i think that the congress will act and they will confirm chuck hagel this week. so what i wanted to do is to use this opportunity to first of all thank you all, all of you that are part of the press corps here and the press in general. throughout my 50 years in public service, i have always believed very deeply in the role of the press. because i believe deeply in the role of the american people in our democracy, the information is the key to an informed electorate. while we may or may not agree with every story in the grand scheme of things, because of the work of the press i believe the truth always comes out. and in the end, we cannot really serve the american people well unless we deal with troops. so thanks to all of you for the role that you've played in helping present that to the american people. what i would like to do is through the press express my deepest thanks to the troops in the american people and the president of the united states for the distinct honor serving as the secretary of defense. i was recalling with a group today that i went through r
but i think that the congress will act and they will confirm chuck hagel this week. so what i wanted to do is to use this opportunity to first of all thank you all, all of you that are part of the press corps here and the press in general. throughout my 50 years in public service, i have always believed very deeply in the role of the press. because i believe deeply in the role of the american people in our democracy, the information is the key to an informed electorate. while we may or may not...
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. >> former senator chuck hagel was at risk of being filibustered. do you think it is appropriate for your republican colleagues to filibuster his nomination? >> i will remind you that this is the house side of the capital. we are not involved in the senate nominations. you can ask the senate. >> do you have an opinion about this, your republican colleagues leading the charge? >> mr. boehner, legislation expired at the end of the 112th congress. he if the senate does pass a bill, how will the house handle it? >> we passed a bill twice to replace the sequester. our position is clear. i expect the senate to do their work. if they're willing to pass a bill, we will find some way to work with them to address this problem. i have made it perfectly clear, the sequester -- i don't like it. no one should like it. but the sequester is there because the president insisted that it be there. where is the president's plan to replace the sequester that he insisted upon? >> the violence against women act, what is your timeline? >> representatives are continuing to
. >> former senator chuck hagel was at risk of being filibustered. do you think it is appropriate for your republican colleagues to filibuster his nomination? >> i will remind you that this is the house side of the capital. we are not involved in the senate nominations. you can ask the senate. >> do you have an opinion about this, your republican colleagues leading the charge? >> mr. boehner, legislation expired at the end of the 112th congress. he if the senate does...